A woman claims to be empowering people to express themselves freely by dressing as a human doll with a very gothic twist.

Jess Soares, known on social media as 'Rotting Doll', has been dressing as an alternative doll for over a year and a half.

The 24-year-old from Rhode Island usually spends an hour and half getting ready each morning to fulfill her doll aesthetic, completing a complex transformation that requires wearing colored contacts, putting on wigs, and contouring her face with streaks of blue makeup.